NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Please take notice: That the Town of Schroon – Schroon Lake Public Library, Essex County, New York on the 7th day of July, 2020, at 2:00 PM EDST at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 15 Leland Avenue, Schroon Lake NY 12870 will receive, publicly open and read all sealed bids received pursuant to this notice for the furnishing of all work, labor, materials, equipment and tools in connection with the installation of an accessible lift for the Town Hall.Bids will be received for one prime contract as follows:Contract 1 – General Construction Work to furnishing of all work, labor, materials, equipment and tools in connection with the installation of a new accessible lift for the Town Hall.The scope of work is described in the Bid Documents. The Bid Documents include the Project Manual, Construction Documents and the Bid Plans and Specifications.Bids are to be submitted on the Bid Form provided by the Town of Schroon. Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked on the outside as a bid for the Installation of an Accessible Lift for the Town of Schroon Town Hall. Bidders must submit a Non-collusive Bidding Certificate with their bid.Contract documents may be examined and obtained at the Office of the Town Clerk or from the Architect, Rucinski Hall Architecture, 134 Dix Ave, Glens Falls, NY, 12801, telephone 518 741 0268, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A non-refundable plan fee of $50.00 is required for each set of Bid Documents furnished to prospective bidders. Bid Documents may be mailed to prospective bidders upon request to the Architect, cost of mailed contract documents is 75.00, also non-refundable. Checks should be made payable to the Schroon Lake Public Library. Bidder’s attention is called to the general provisions of laws covering workers and the prevailing rate schedule included in the bid documents.No bidder may withdraw its bid within 45 calendar days of the opening of bids.The Town of Schroon – Schroon Lake Public Library reserves the right to waive any informalities or technicalities in the bids, and to reject any or all bids. All bids received by the 7th July, 2020 deadline will be reviewed and referred to the Town of Schroon Town Board and Schroon Lake Public Library Board of Trustees for recommendation of acceptance. Final determination will be made by the Town of Schroon Town Board and Schroon Lake Library Board of Trustees. Successful bidder will be notified by the Town of Schroon.Important notice regarding the 2:00 pm deadline for bid submission. If bidders wish to use an “Overnight” delivery service to submit bids, be advised that in Schroon Lake, the Federal Express Air, Ground, United Parcel Service and other such mail carriers often deliver after 2:00 pm. Bidder’s should take whatever steps they deem necessary to ensure that bids being delivered by carrier service arrive prior to the 2:00 pm deadline.By Order of the Town of SchroonPatricia Savarie, Town Clerk